Cockrell Champion Families...It's Almost Time! :)

We look forward to welcoming our Champions soon! Our Champion Staff are officially back, and we are leaning into a time of teaming, camaraderie, and getting everything perfected to launching the year with our Cockrell students!

Make sure to refresh yourself on our Arrival & Dismissal Processes. Maps are displayed towards the bottom of this newsletter.

You will receive this campus newsletter, Gasmire's Good News, every week on Thursdays. Please read all the information below and take action as necessary please! :)

We would love for you to follow us on Facebook if you have not already. You can find our page at @PISDCockrellElem. Look for the correct Facebook page that has our logo as the main profile picture. This will provide a glimpse into Cockrell for you as we move through the year!

Upcoming Dates:

• Friday, August 7th: Meet the Teacher Night 5:00-6:30 pm (K-5) 4:00-4:45 for ALC & Comms
• Tuesday, August 11th: First Day of School for 2026-2027 School Year!

Remember, excellence is not an act, but a habit. Together, we write the stories of Champions!

We are here for you!

Thank you,

Ms. Gasmire

Principal

For families who have completed registration and have been verified, on the evening of Thursday, August 6th, we will release the names of homeroom teachers.

• You can login to Skyward Family Access to view your child's teacher.

• If you don't see it immediately, please check back, as it can take time for the homeroom teacher’s name to appear.

• Meet the Teacher is Friday, August 7th from 5:00 - 6:30 PM. *If your child is served in a Communications or Active Learning Classroom, our Meet the Teacher is 4:00-4:45 that evening.

• This is a come-and-go event where your student can meet their teachers.

• Your child's teacher will also be seeking important information from you about how your child will go home on the first day of school and each day after.

• If you need to share information about your child or have further questions, please email their teacher and schedule a time to meet.

• Because our teachers will be working all day on Friday, August 7th, we will end Meet the Teacher promptly at 6:30 PM so they can get home to their families.

Tuesday, August 11th is the 1st Day of School for the 26/27 School Year! On this day, parents may park and walk children to classrooms inside of the building. This is the only day that parents may walk into the building and to the classrooms with our students. Beginning August 12th, students will walk themselves to class with the help of all of the adults positioned inside and outside of our building.

As always, please park in a parking spot in the front or side parking lots. Do not park in the arrival lines in the front and back of the school.

If choosing to walk your child to class, parents will need to drop off at the classroom quickly and then exit the building no later than 7:45 am.

For the first few weeks of school, we focus on integrating our kiddos into their school schedule, learning routines and procedures, and socializing with others around them. Therefore, parents will not be allowed to come to school to eat lunch the first few weeks of school. Parents are welcome to come to lunch (you will always need your ID) beginning after Labor Day on Tuesday, September 8th.

Kinder Lunch: 10:30 am-11:05 am

First Grade: 11:05-11:40 am

Second Grade: 11:35-12:10 pm

Third Grade: 12:25-1:00 pm

Fourth Grade: 1:00-1:35 pm

Fifth Grade: 12:15-12:50 pm